Now available on both Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, take on the role of Trevor Belmont, forefather of Simon, and battle Dracula in a time long before the events of the first two Castlevania games. (Photo: Business Wire)

REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--This week’s Nintendo Download includes the following featured content:

Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS and Wii U

Shovel Knight – Play as the eponymous Shovel Knight,
a small knight with a huge quest: to defeat the evil Enchantress
and search for his lost beloved. He wields a Shovel Blade, a
multipurpose weapon with techniques that have been lost to the
ages. Exclusively on Wii
U, read in-game messages from other players or write messages
of your own with Miiverse integration using the Digger’s Diary.
Participate in battles between two Shovel Knights in the Nintendo
3DS exclusive StreetPass Battle Arena, a crazy battle game in
which anything can happen. Click here
to watch the newest trailer.

Nintendo eShop on Wii U

Try All Five Sports: New 48-hour Wii
Sports Club Free Trial*– Baseball and
Boxing are available today at 6 p.m. PT on the Nintendo eShop
version of Wii Sports Club! To celebrate, we’re offering
all five sports in a new 48-hour trial offer from 6 p.m. PT on
June 26 until 11:59 p.m. PT on December 31, 2014. This offer is in
addition to the 24-hour trial offer for first-time users of the
digital version of Wii Sports Club. *Note: once game play
is initiated, your trial will be available for the next 48 hours.

Virtual Console on Nintendo 3DS and Wii U

Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse™
– Now available on both Nintendo
3DS and Wii
U, take on the role of Trevor Belmont, forefather of Simon,
and battle Dracula in a time long before the events of the first
two Castlevania games. In addition to his trusty whip,
Trevor has the ability to transform into one of three different
companion spirits that he meets at various points in his quest:
Syfa, a young vampire hunter capable of powerful magic; Grant, a
ferocious pirate who can climb on walls; and Alucard, forgotten
son of Dracula who can shoot fireballs and transform into a bat.
Lead on with bravery as you overcome 17 levels of never-ending
horror. Click here
to watch the trailer for Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse.

Nintendo eShop Sales

Ubisoft Summer
Game Sale – Select Ubisoft Wii U and Nintendo 3DS games
are on sale in the Nintendo eShop at up to 75 percent off. This
offer is valid until 9 a.m. PT on July 7.

Urban
Trial Freestyle – Race through a wide range of urban
environments in this fresh take on the action-bike-racer genre.
Starting today through 9 a.m. PT on July 10, Urban Trial
Freestyle is 60 percent off in the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo
3DS.

Nordic Games – For a limited time, select games from Nordic
Games are on sale in the Nintendo eShop on Wii U, including Darksiders
II. Visit the Nintendo eShop for full details. This offer
is available until 9 a.m. PT on July 8.

Disney’s
Frozen: Olaf’s Quest – For a limited time, Disney’s
Frozen: Olaf’s Quest is available at the discounted price of
$19.99 in the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS. This offer ends at 9
a.m. PT on July 31.

In addition to video games available at retail stores, Nintendo also
offers a variety of content that people can download directly to their
systems. Nintendo adds new games weekly to the Nintendo eShop on the Wii
U system, as well as the Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo 2DS and Nintendo 3DS XL
systems, the Nintendo DSi™ Shop for the Nintendo DSi system
and the Wii™ Shop Channel for the Wii console.

The Nintendo eShop is a cash-based service that features a wide variety
of content, including new and classic games, applications and demos.
Users can add money to their account balances by using a credit card or
purchasing a Nintendo eShop Card at a retail store and entering the code
from the card. All funds from one card must be loaded in the Nintendo
eShop on either Wii U or the Nintendo 3DS family of systems, but can be
used in either Nintendo eShop if the systems are linked to a single
Nintendo Network account.

The Wii Shop Channel offers games and applications and uses Wii Points™,
which can be purchased via the Wii Shop Channel. The Nintendo DSi Shop
offers games and applications and uses Nintendo DSi Points™,
which can be purchased in the Nintendo DSi Shop. A Wii Points Card™
and Nintendo DSi Points Card™ can be purchased at retail
locations. All points from one card must be redeemed in either the Wii
Shop Channel or the Nintendo DSi Shop, respectively. They are not
transferable and cannot be divided between the two systems.

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